Odometer going out

[00 Expy Police]

like the title say,has anyone had th3 same prob,my odometer keeps going in and out,somrtimes when i start it its on sometimes its not,but when driving it will do same come on then off,it still keeps track of miles and everything else is still working but im sure sooner or later something will come of this,,my neighbor has oo f150 same motor as me 5.4 and his does the same,,,any ideas?????

 

[walnuts4x4]

common problem with both the F150 and expedition... its a problem with the soldering from the factory... but can be fixed...

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/196821-odometer-blackout-problem-fixed.html

 

[00 Expy Police]

can i just let it be?????

and what would the fix be?

thanks

 

[walnuts4x4]

still looking for the link I had a long time ago... basically you remove the cluster and have to re-solder the wire to the odometer

 

[walnuts4x4]

http://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...rmittent-digital-odometer-repair-99-03-a.html

http://www.f150online.com/forums/electrical-systems/373597-intermittent-odometer-repair.html

 

[walnuts4x4]

and yes you can leave it alone... unless you need to know the mileage every time..... mine is out but I haven't done anything to fix it... I do my oil changes based off of my trip odometer... just don't reset it until oil changes... and even thought the light goes out the mileage is still being kept track of...

 

[00 Expy Police]

yea it looks like ill be leaving it alone,,thanks buddy

 

[NC-Expy]

Mine does the same exact thing, you're not the only one!

Common problems with Expeditions I've seen based off the forum and friends/family that have Expeditions (at least 1st gens) are:

Rear windshield wiper motor going bad
Child lock on doors locking automatically
Odometer not working or going on/off

 

[2000eb]

hey i got all three of the above haha

 

[Expeditionary]

i always get "really bert? child locks c'mon!" and then I have to let them out, its a minor inconvenience but not really worth fixing to me lol

 

[Soldier777]

mine is doing the same thing i am going to take it apart and fix I will let you know how hard it was

 

[fun2drum]

http://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...rmittent-digital-odometer-repair-99-03-a.html

http://www.f150online.com/forums/electrical-systems/373597-intermittent-odometer-repair.html

This is a great thread, and thanks for posting those links... I gave them to the dealer where I bought the truck, and they actually followed those instructions to fix my odometer. One of the managers came out and told me they were all amazed at how accurate the instructions were on what to do and where to find the problem. Before I showed them this, they were going to order a new instrument cluster and reprogram the odometer display to show my miles. They were nice enough to want to do whatever it took to fix the problem for me for free, so it felt good to be able to help them fix it without spending so much of their profit on it. Plus, I didn't have to wait for them to order some part and reschedule an appointment. Thanks again!

 

[mmrseed]

although the op was about the electric odometer flashing in and out somebody else posted about child door lock problems as an equally frequent problem with expys. My son's expy had that same issue and a liberal dose of wd40 in the lock mechanism fixed it